Through the assistance of Mrs. Schiavo's treating physician, Dr. Victor Gambone, the physicians obtained current medical information about Theresa Schiavo including high-quality brain scans. Each physician reviewed her medical records and personally conducted a neurological examination of Mrs. Schiavo. Lengthy videotapes of some of the medical examinations were created and introduced into evidence. Thus, the quality of the evidence presented to the guardianship court was very high, and each side had ample opportunity to present detailed medical evidence, all of which was subjected to thorough cross-examination. It is likely that no guardianship court has ever received as much high-quality medical evidence in such a proceeding.
I have not attacked the judge and have no interest in attacking him. I know very little about him.
I'm sincerely trying to grasp this wretched situation in a way I can emotionally deal with. If I had your confidence in her actual condition, it might ease my heart somewhat, both about her passing and about the possibly painful process of her passing. I'm a visual learner. I was hoping there were actual scans available somewhere, in the same way that her bone reports were copied to the internet.